From visual artists to ceramicists to farmer's market purveyors with everything from jams and jellies to native teas and drink, cheesecake and chocolate, locally grown herbs and greens, cooling popsicles and vegan treats -- the twice per month Art Walk at Atlantis has become a must do Saturday outing. With a constant rotation of artists and artisans, live entertainment, cooling and delicious libations and nibbles to be had, you never know which artist or artisan will be displaying, and what they will have on offer.
Since its debut a month ago, the art walk has expanded exponentially, so much so that the University of The Bahamas' art department is expected to display their work on Saturday, April 8 at the event that has become a showcase for the Marina Village.
It is where you can indulge your taste for art, crafts, an appreciation for music by Bahamian artisans and locally grown and made products.
The Art Walk at Marina Village is held every second and fourth Saturday between 10 a.m. and 4 pm.

This week at the Art Walk at Marina Village
ARTISTS
Marco Mullings
John Paul
Trevor Tucker
Toby Lunn
Karen Missick
Jessica Colebrooke
Jonathan Bethel
Ryan Turnquest
Preston Hanna
Dion Lewis
Shashla Bethune
Kurtz Michael Ritchie
Tina Klonaris-Robinson
Vivien Archer
Kim Pratt
CRAFT VENDORS
Candis Marshall, Mega Mergers: Repurpose discarded tires into fabulous works of art -- furniture, jewelry, even clothing. She also makes dream catchers from discarded bicycle rims.
Andrew Burrows, My Bahamas Sponge: A retired corporate accountant turned entrepreneur, who is working along with persons who harvest all of the different types of Bahamian sponges, and is selling and exporting them due to the demand around the world.
Astrid Pinder, Fine Ocean Jewelry: Astrid is a skilled artisan dealing with hand made wire wrapping of, primarily, the whelk and conch shells, and making them into beautiful earrings, necklaces, bracelets, rings, anklets etc.
Lorette Evans, Sasha's Foxy Paws: Lorette loves to satisfy her creativity by making interesting clothing for pets with a Bahamian flavor.
Nancy Swaby, Nancy's Fancies: Nancy uses wire to twist, shape and wrap into exciting forms that are made into jewelry -- earrings, necklaces, bracelets, rings etc.
Hands Up, Fabric items: The ladies who make up this group are single mothers who are members of the Lignum Vitae Centre of Hope, run by Shelagh Pritchard. The Centre offers them instruction in how to sew so that they can in learn a viable trade and earn a living from these skills -- offering them a hand up, not a hand out.
Tiff, Tiff Gallery: Batik products. Tiff is a batik artist who paints primarily on silk fabrics to make exquisite art hangings as well as clothing using the wax batik-resist method.
Timothy Moss, T & L Craft: Timothy is a retired police officer who has turned his creative passion for coconut art into a full-time business, producing amazing 3-D characters from pieces of the coconut tree that are shown involved in all types of activities which indicate who we are as Bahamians -- sculling, fishing, plaiting straw, playing dominoes etc.
FARMER'S MARKET
Bootleg Chocolates: Mouthwatering handmade chocolates from Grand Bahama that come in a variety of tropical flavors -- dark, milk and white chocolate bars, enhanced with benny, coconut, almonds, and pepper; the creamy caramels are flavored with hibiscus, goat pepper, sea salt and lime.
Sara Constantine: A Long Islander who makes delicious jams, jellies and sauces using local fruits.
Denise Worrell, Naturally Bahamian native teas and drinks: The Worrell family has perfected the presentation of exotic Bahamian bush teas and offers them for sale in quality packaged drinks, dried teas, teabags etc. They also produce packaged local spices and other herbs.
Jameel Lightbourn, Cheesecake Heaven: Delicious baked goods come out of the kitchen of this hardworking entrepreneur and his family. Their signature cheesecakes are but one of the many mouthwatering treats that they offer, including potato bread, Johnny cake, red velvet cake, pineapple tarts and more.
Kentisha Ward, Pop Stop - native fruit popsicles: Locally sourced Bahamian fruit popsicles with tantalizing flavors such as sour sop, watermelon, mango. If it grows here, she has most likely "popsicled" it.
Natasha Adderley, Bahama Island Farms: This family grows local herbs, greens, fruit, flowers and more for sale on their own farm.
Ominique Charmaine, Sea Treats: Delicious vegan treats for sale that are in high demand from customers who have a food allergy of some sort, as well as the general public, since her baked treats are so yummy.
ENTERTAINERS
Fred Ferguson: The former Baha Men member declares Rake 'n' Scrape his favorite genre, and is perhaps known mostly for his skills on the guitar. With music never far from his mind, and a guitar even closer to his fingertips, he has plucked the strings of his instrument from a tender age.
John "Chippie" Chipman: Legendary drummer and cultural ambassador is no stranger to the music scene. Chippie is a prolific Junkanooer, dancer and drummer whose career as an entertainer spans more than six decades.
Sammy "Sammy Boy" Mackey: Sammy started playing the steel pan at age 21. He fell in love with it and has been playing it for the past 20 years, mastering it to the point where he has been called a maestro of the pans.

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